Prevalence of Escherichia coli in Urine Samples in a Tertiary Care Hospital

The study was carried out in the Central laboratory Department of Microbiology Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chrompet, Chennai for a period of one year from August 2017 to August 2018. A total of 3580 urine samples was received in Central lab during the study period and the samples were analyzed for the prevalence of Escherichia coli and its antimicrobial susceptibility pattern. Out of a total of 3580 urine samples received, majority of the samples were from inpatient departments (2800) while 780 samples were from outpatient.